Secondly
, That therefore some Being must have existed from all Eternity.
Thirdly
, That whatever exists after the manner of created Beings, or according to any Notions which we have of Existence, could not have existed from Eternity.
Fourthly
, That this eternal Being must therefore be the great Author of Nature,
The Ancient of Days
, who, being at an infinite Distance in his Perfections from all finite and created Beings, exists in a quite different Manner from them, and in a Manner of which they can have no Idea.
I know that several of the School-men, who would not be thought ignorant of any thing, have pretended to explain the Manner of God's Existence, by telling us, That he comprehends infinite Duration in every Moment; That Eternity is with him a
Punctum stans