VirginiaHuguenot
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I have a copy of An Exposition Upon the Whole Fifth Chapter of St. John's Gospel (1630). It also includes notes on John 3.29-26; portions of Mark 1-2; Luke 2.19-20; James 4.7; Gen. 2.7, 9 and 23; Ex. 12.8, 11, 14-16; Ps. 30.2; and an exposition of portions of Eph. 5-6; all said to be "taken by a Reverend Divine, now with God, and found in his Study after his death, written with his own hand." The Dictionary of National Biography attributes this work to William Pemble. However, some titles of this work read: An Exposition of the Whole Fifth Chapter of S. Johns Gospell Taken from the Mouth of William Gouge, as He Publickly Preached Them with attribution to William Pemble as the editor. Spurgeon passes over this work in his guide to commentaries, so does Darling in his Cyclopaedia. Most biographical sketches that I have seen of both men do not reference this work at all. So...who is the actual author?
It makes sense to me that William Pemble is the author, and William Gouge is the editor, given the fact that Pemble died in 1623. But the attributions to Pemble cloud the issue. Can anyone provide some clarification?
It makes sense to me that William Pemble is the author, and William Gouge is the editor, given the fact that Pemble died in 1623. But the attributions to Pemble cloud the issue. Can anyone provide some clarification?