Matthew Poole and continuators on 1 Corinthians 15:34

34 Awake to righteousness, and sin not : for some have not the knowledge of God : I speak this to your shame .

Sin is in Scripture compared, to sleep, Rom. 13.11. Eph. 5.14. and that very properly; for as the natural Senses are bound up in natural sleep, so the Sinners spiritual Senses are locked up, so that he doth not exercise them to discern betwixt good and evil; and as he that is asleep, is void of all care and fear, is secure, so the Sinner is secure and void of fear. And Repentance is set out under the notion of awaking; we are not only concerned to eschew evil, but to do good; not only to awake from Sin, but to Righteousness, that is, to an holy life and conversation, that is it which is here called Righteousness, all spiritual rectitude being to be judged from the Souls conformity to the Divine Rule; hence sin is called a crooked way, because it will not agree with the Rule of Gods Word.

For some amongst you have not a due and saving Knowledge of God, or a right apprehension of the things of God,

though it be a shame for them that have it not, considering the light and means of knowledge which you have had by my Ministry, and the Ministry of others who have been amongst you.

Marginal references: Chap. 6.5.