Æterne

For the ſcripture teacheth, that there is one god, the firſt beginning, and original of al thĩges, infinite, æterne, almightie, and perfecte in euerie point, whoſe ſubſtance and eſſence therefore muſt nedes be ſimple, and vncompound.[…]And the ſumme, and meaninge of the wordes, which he now ſetteh forth is this, that the lorde Ieſus, though he ioigned vnto him mãnes nature in time, yet is æterne before al time, without beginning, & the verie auctor, maker, & prince of al men, high and low, and the true fountaine of al goodnes, righteouſnes, and holines, and of al the benefites, and graces, that at anie time haue ben giuen to mẽ, ſithens the begĩninge of the world, or ſhable giuen hereafter to the ende of the world.

A King which in earth is euen the ſame, / That God is in heauen of kings King æterne.

Botte thanne rennome æterne—ytte ys botte ayre;[…]I fele myne eyne to ſwymme yn æterne nyghte;[…]Whenne Brute from Brutons ſonke to æterne reſte.

So seek the daughters of illicit joy, / Like roaring lions, whom they may destroy, / They mimic charms, to seeming pleasures lure, / But lead to woes æterne, to woes that have no cure:[…]

Ere all, in ancientry æterne, was God / (Holy and blessed alway be His name) / In essence inconceivable.