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Born on January 4, 1643 in England, Isaac Newton was born to a hopeful family of farmers. After the death of his father, Newton's mother found love again when he was merely three years old. Young and not yet able to comprehend the abandonment, Isaac thought nothing of living with his grandmother after his mother ran off to remarry. Upon his mother's return proceeding the death of her lover, Isaac Newton was withdrawn from King's School, Grantham in Lincolnshire. His mother thought little of his studies and encouraged him to take up farming, just as his father had. After the intervention of the headmaster, Isaac was able to return to the school where he passed his exams and impressed the likes of Trinity College in Cambridge. Were it not for the support of those around him, Newton would not have reached the success he is known for …show more content…

He was quoted to have said, "This most beautiful system of the sun, planets and comets could only proceed from the counsel and dominion of an intelligent and powerful Being. And if the fixed stars are the centers of other like systems, these, being formed by the like wise counsel, must be all subject to the dominion of One; especially since the light of the fixed stars is of the same nature with the light of the sun." ("Man of Science, Man of God: Isaac Newton." Man of Science, Man of God: Isaac Newton | The Institute for Creation Research. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 May 2017). Though his belief did not come with lack of suspicion. He opposed the idea of the Holy Trinity and believed there was a difference between God and Jesus. Newton was diligent in his efforts to find a secret Bible Code. It was only his death that allowed his findings to be seen by anyone other than himself. The bishop whom made the discovery found them too shocking for public release and kept them hidden for many more

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