John Davenant on eternal generation

[Reformed Covenanter]

But he is called the Father of Christ also in respect of each of his natures. For the Father by an eternal and ineffable generation hath communicated to his Son his Divine essence. I say by an eternal generation: because we must not think in divine things that God the Father is prior to his Son, as among creatures the father always is.

Well spake Damascenus [John of Damascus], … with respect then to the generation of the Son it is impious to say that there was interval of time. For the Son is not brought into existence from a state of non-existence, but always was with the Father, and in him from all eternity, and without beginning begotten by him.

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John Davenant on eternal generation

But he is called the Father of Christ also in respect of each of his natures. For the Father by an eternal and ineffable generation hath communicated to his Son his Divine essence. I say by an eter…

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[chuckd]

I was thinking on this the other day with respect to the Nicene Creed. Why "begotten of the Father before all worlds" instead of "begotten of the Father eternally" or something similar? Or is "before all worlds" just a bad translation?