Matthew Poole and continuators on Romans 5:14

14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adams transgressions who is the figure of him that was to come .

He proceeds to prove his assertion in the foregoing verse, that sin was in the world before the Law; because death, which is the wages of sin did reign, and had power over all mankind from Adam to Moses which was about 2500. Years.

i. e. Over very Infants, that had not actually sinned as Adam did. But though Infants did not sin like Adam, yet they sinned in Adam. The guilt of his sin was imputed to them, else death could have had no power over them. Infants (as one saith) are not altogether Innocents, the very first sheet or blanket wherewith they are covered is woven of sin and shame, of blood and filth, Ezek. 16.4, 6.

Of his Ofspring (so some) which came of him in after times, his Posterity (as before) was represented in his person: But others better expound it of Christ, who is the second Adam; and of whom Adam was a Figure or Type, not in respect of such things as were personal to either of them, but of that which by them redounded to others. The first Adam was the Original of mans Natural and Earthly Being: The second Adam of his Spiritual and Heavenly. By the first Sin and Death came into the World, by the second Righteousness and Life.

Marginal references: 1 Cor. 15. [illegible: 2 letters], 22, 45.