dead] That is, in saint Peters days, though not when the Gospel was preached unto them. that] Here is the end wherefore the Gospel was preached unto them, viz. for the mortification of their flesh, and the renewing in their spirits, according to the will of God. See vers. 2. judged] That is, mortified in the flesh. The antecedent is put for the consequent. See 1 Corinthians 5:5.