An end of doctrinal controversies which have lately troubled the churches

§. 4. The Preceptive or imposed part was, in general, that he do the Office of a Mediator: particularly, 1. That habitually and actually he perfectly fulfil all the Law of Nature, which he was capable ⟨p. 122⟩of. 2. That he fulfil also the Law of Moses. 3. That he also do those things proper to the Mediator, in his Miracles, Sacrifice, Resurrection, Intercession, Teaching, Government, &c. which he undertook.

§. 4. The Preceptive or imposed part was, in general, that he do the Office of a Mediator: particularly, 1. That habitually and actually he perfectly fulfill all the Law of Nature, which he was capable ⟨p. 122⟩of. 2. That he fulfill also the Law of Moses. 3. That he also do those things proper to the Mediator, in his Miracles, Sacrifice, Resurrection, Intercession, Tea•hing, Government, &c. which he undertook.

§. 5. Christ took the Nature of Man, but not strictly the Real or Reputative Person of any man, but himself, much less of every Man or every Believer: I mean, that his Person was not the natural Person of any other, nor esteemed of God so to be; nor yet was he the full and proper Representative or Civil Person of any man, much less of all men; that is, One that the Law allowed us to do and suffer by, so that in Law-sense his doing and suffering should be reputed ours; as a man payeth a Debt by his Servant or Substitute; which is morally or reputatively his Act and Deed, or accepted in the same sort and to all the same effects and purposes, as if he had paid it with his own hands. The person of the Mediator was not in Law-sense, nor God's account, nor Christ's undertaking the person of the Sinner himself.

§. 5. Christ took the Nature of Man, but not strictly the Real or Reputative Person of any man, but himself, much less of every Man or every Believer: I mean, that his Person was not the natural Person of any other, nor esteemed of God so to be; nor yet was he the full and proper Representative or Civil Person of any man, much less of all men; that is, One that the Law allowed us to do and suffer by, so that in Law-sence his doing and suffering should be reputed ours; as a man payeth a Debt by his Servant or Substitute; which is morally or reputatively his Act and Deed, or accepted in the same sort and to all the same effects and purposes, as if he had paid it with his own hands. The person of the Mediator was not in Law-sence, nor God's account, nor Christ's undertaking the person of the Sinner himself.