The parable of the laborers in the vineyard (Matthew 20) vividly brings out the discontent of man. They who had agreed for a penny, received a penny, and therefore could have no just cause of complaint; and yet they could not bear to see others receive as much as themselves. To such it was said, “Is thine eye evil because I am good?” Yes, the very goodness of God calls out the evil in man, who is, in many ways, ready to charge God with injustice. But the God of all the earth will surely do what is right; but He is a sovereign, and will dispense His gifts when and where it pleases Him. In His grace He calls some at the eleventh hour, and gives to them the same as those called much earlier.
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