The rule of faith, or, An exposition of the Apostles Creed so handled as…

Fourthly, It is to be noted that God is said to be totally together ¹without succession; for properly eternity, hath no spaces, or intermission, or gaps in it, but is [Greek or Hebrew] that is, continual without any interruption, or innovation.

Fourthly, It is to be noted that God is said to be totally together ¹without succession; for properly eternity, hath no spaces, or intermission, or gappes in it, but is 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 that is, continuall without any interruption, or innouation.

1. 1And in this respect eternity is said to be nunc semper slans, and time to be, nunc semper fluens.

Now in this absolute, infinite, interminable eternity, as in a most vast Ocean, swims that little flowing drop which we call time.

Now in this absolute, infinite, interminable eternity, as in a most vast Ocean, swimmes that little flowing drop which we call time.

Or thus, what we have by looking either forwards or backwards, rowed through the small brooks of time past or to come, that which we next come to, is this vast sea of eternity where we can never behold bank or end.

Or thus, what wee haue by looking either forwards or backwards, rowed through the small brookes of time past or to come, that which we next come to, is this vast sea of eternity where we can neuer behold bancke or end.