Hearing the Gospel not to be Vitiated by a Faulty Faculty
J. Howlett, B. D. Mark 4:9 And he said to them, He that has ears to hear, let him hear. The eye, indeed, is seldom blinded to exclude the most trifling object that might afford us pleasure, and the ear is never shut to anything that might contribute to our amusement; yet reason is often hoodwinked to the precepts of virtue, and our consciences are suffered to slumber and to sleep, while we follow the gratifications of appetite and passion. Thus it was that many, fettered with prejudice and superstition, blinded by ignorance and pride, or enslaved to the world, could hear the Son of God Himself inculcate the sublimest truths, and teach the most important duties, with insulting scorn or listless indifference. Against such dreadful perversion and abuse of the talent entrusted to our care let us be ever on our guard. Let us consider that, on the duo improvement of our faculties, from the benefits of experience, and the discipline of religion, every real blessing is founded. (J. Howlett, B. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And he said unto them, He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. WEB: He said, "Whoever has ears to hear, let him hear."