The commentaries of M. John Calvin upon the Acts of the Apostles, faithfully translated…The commentaries of M. Iohn Caluin vpon the Actes of the Apostles, faithfully translated…

9 When he was fallen into a deep sleep. I see no cause why some interpreters should so sore & sharply condemn the drowsiness of the young man, that they should say that he was punished for his sluggishness by death. For what marvel is it, if seeing the night was so far spent, having striven so long with sleep, he yielded at length? And whereas against his will and otherwise then he hoped for, he was taken and overcome with deep sleep, we may guess by this that he did not settle himself to sleep. To seek out a fit place wherein to sleep, had bin a sign of sluggishness, but to be overcome with sleep, sitting at a window, what other thing is it, but without fault to yield to nature? As if a man should faint through hunger or too much wearisomeness. Those who being drowned in earthly cares come unto the word loathsomely: those who being full of meat and wine, are thereby brought on sleep: those who are vigilant enough in other matters, but hear the word as though they did not pass for it, shall be justly condemned for drowsiness: but Luke doth in plain words acquit Eutichus, when he saith that he fell down, being overcome with deep sleep after midnight.

9 When he was faln into a deep sleep. I see no cause why some interpreters shuld so sore & sharply condēn the drousines of the yong mā, that they should say that he was punished for his sluggishnes by death. For what maruell is it, if seeing the nighte was so farre spent, hauing striuen so long with sleepe, he yeelded at length? And whereas against his will and otherwise then he hoped for, hee was taken and ouercome with deepe sleepe, we may guesse by this that he did not settle himselfe to sleepe. To seeke out a fit place wherein to sleep, had bin a signe of sluggishnes, but to be ouercome with sleep, sitting at a window, what other thing is it, but without fault to yeelde to nature? As if a man shoulde faint through hunger or too much wearisomnes. Those who being drowned in earthly cares come vnto the word lothsomly: those who being ful of meate and wine, are thereby brought on sleepe: those who are vigilant ynough in other matters, but heare the woord as though they did not passe for it, shalbe iustly condemned for drousines: but Luke doth in plaine words acquit Eutichus, when he saith that he fel downe, being ouercome with deepe sleepe after midnight.