Ther ben thre formes of beinges:[936]

Thing which began and ende schal,

That thing is cleped temporal;

Ther is also be other weie

Thing which began and schal noght deie,

As Soules, that ben spiritiel,

Here beinge is perpetuel:

Bot ther is on above the Sonne,

Whos time nevere was begonne, 100

P. iii. 88