Discourses upon the Existence and Attributes of God

Whatsoever Number of Millions of Millions of Years we can imagine before the ⟨p. 184⟩Creation of the World, yet God was infinitely before those; he is therefore called the Ancient of Days,^* as being before all days and time, and eminently containing in himself all times and ages: Though indeed God cannot properly be called ancient, that will testify that he is decaying, and shortly will not be; no more than he can be called young, which would signify that he was not long before. All created things are new and fresh; but no Creature can find out any beginning of God: 'Tis impossible there should be any beginning of him.

Whatsoever Number of Millions of Millions of Years we can imagin before the ⟨p. 184⟩Creation of the World, yet God was infinitely before those; he is therefore called the Ancient of Days,^* as being before all days and time, and eminently containing in himself all times and ages: Though indeed God cannot properly be called ancient, that will testify that he is decaying, and shortly will not be; no more than he can be called young, which would signify that he was not long before. All created things are new and fresh; but no Creature can find out any beginning of God: 'Tis impossible there should be any beginning of him.

1. *Dan. 7.9.

2. God is without end. He always was, always is, and always will be what he is; He remains always the same in Being; so far from any change, that no shadow of it can touch him: