An end of doctrinal controversies which have lately troubled the churches

2. If (for) signifie [eorum loco] in their stead, so the Phrase hath yet great Ambiguity, and will require a great deal of distinguishing for its due Explication: The various kinds and degrees of Benefits to which the Intention is limited, do leave the word liable to various Senses. Christ died so far in the stead of all Mankind, as to suffer Death (by his voluntary sponsion) as a punishment deserved to themselves by sin, to free them all from it, on condition of their suitable acceptance of his Grace. But if by [for] be meant (in the civil person of all men, as representing them) the Word is still among Lawyers and all Writers, ambiguous. In a large sense he may be said to (personate or represent) another who doth it but secundum quid, and not simpliciter, in parte aliqua, vel in tantum & ad hoc, and not in omni, vel ad omne. And if any will so far stretch the Phrase, and because Christ suffered in the common Nature of man, will say that he suffered in every man's Person; or because he had a special purpose of saving his Elect, will thence say, He died in the person of Peter, John, and every elect Sinner; I will not strive against mens Phrases, if they will explain them soundly: But in strict Sense, as Representing a man, or doing it in his Person, signifieth, that Christ so died (and merited) in several ⟨p. 158⟩mens Persons, as that the Law or Lawgiver doth take it to have been in sensu civili, their own suffering, and doing, and meriting, or to all intents, purposes, and uses, all one to them, as if they had so died and merited themselves:] thus Christ neither died, nor obeyed for any man (as shall be hereafter proved.)

2. If (for) signifie [eorum loco] in their stead, so the Phrase hath yet great Ambiguity, and will require a great deal of distinguishing for its due Explication: The various kinds and degrees of Benefits to which the Intention is limitted, do leave the word liable to various Sences. Christ died so far in the stead of all Mankind, as to suffer Death (by his voluntary sponsion) as a punishment deserved to themselves by sin, to free them all from it, on condition of their suitable acceptance of his Grace. But if by [for] be meant (in the civil person of all men, as representing them) the Word is still among Lawyers and all Writers, ambiguous. In a large sence he may be said to (persenate or represent) another who doth it but secundum quid, and not simpliciter, in parte aliqua, vel in tantum & ad hoc, and not in omni, vel ad omne. And if any will so far stretch the Phrase, and because Christ suffered in the common Nature of man, will say that he suffered in every man's Person; or because he had a special purpose of saving his Elect, will thence say, He died in the person of Peter, Iohn, and every elect Sinner; I will not strive against mens Phrases, if they will explain them soundly: But in strict Sence, as Representing a man, or doing it in his Person, signifieth, that Christ so died (and merited) in several