For thou [art] not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language, [but] to the house of Israel;
Ver. 5. For thou art not sent to a people of a strange speech and of an hard language.] Heb., Deep of lip and heavy of tongue. Qui strident sermone, et quasi e profundo gutture barbarum loquuntur. As Jonah was so sent, and those that now preach to the natives in New England in their own language, not without some good success.
But to the house of Israel.] Among whom thou must use vulgari et vernaculo sermone, who also are well seen in the Scriptures; they are indeed God's library keepers, which is no small privilege, Rom 3:2 and therefore the better to be dealt with.