Question: they have thus progressed so far as to become one with god.
Answer: --> They have thus progressed so far as to become one with God.

Question: notice his coat of arms: a skull and an hourglass.
Answer: --> Notice his coat of arms: A skull and an hourglass.

Question: it was said that it did not pay to start the meta earlier.
Answer:
--> It was said that it did not pay to start the meta earlier.