_Ezekiel_ more particularly mentions this calumnie; God, blessed for ever, promising Chap. 36.13. that in time to come the devouring of men, or the eating of mans bloud shall be no more imputed to them, according to the true and proper exposition of the learned _Don Isaac Abarbanel_. The blessed God, according to the multitude of his mercies, will have compassion upon his people, and will take away the reproach of Israel from off the earth, that it may be no more heard, as is prophesied by _Isaiah_, and let this suffice to have spoken as to this point. THE SECOND SECTION. Your worship desired joyntly, to know what ceremony, or humiliation the _Iewes_ use in their Synagogues, toward the book of the Law; for which they are by some ignorantly reputed to be idolaters. I shall answer it in Order. First, the _Iewes_ hold themselves bound to stand up when the book of the Law written upon parchment, is taken out of the desk, untill it is opened on the pulpit, to shew it to the people, and afterwards to be read. We see that observed in _Nehemias_, chap. 8.6. where it is said, _And when he had opened it, all the people stood up_. and this they do in reverence to the word of God, and that sacred Book. For the same cause, when it passeth from the desk toward the pulpit, all that it passeth by, bow down their heads a little, with reverence; which can be no idolatry for these following reasons. First, it is one thing _adorare_, _viz._ to _adore_, and another _venerari_, _viz._ to _worship_. For _Adoration_ is forbidden to any creature, whether Angelicall, or Earthly; but _Worship_ may be given to either of them, as to men of a higher rank, commonly stiled _worshipfull_. And so _Abraham_, who in his time rooted out vain idolatry, humbled himself, and also prostrated himself before those three guests, which then he entertained for _Men_. As also _Iosuah_ the holy Captain of the people, did prostrate himself to another Angel, which with a sword in his hand, made him afraid, at the gates of _Iericho_. Wherefore if those were just men, and if we are obliged to follow their example, and they were not reprehended for it, it is clear, that to worship the Law in this manner as we do, can be no idolatry. Secondly, The _Iewes_ are very scrupulous in such things, and fear in the least, to _appear_ to give any honour or reverence to images. And so it is to be seen in the _Talmud_, and in R. _Moses_ of _Egypt_ in his Treatise of idolatry: That if by chance any Israelite should passe by a Church, that had images on the outside, and at that time a thorn should run into his foot, he may not stoop to pull it out, because he that should see him, might suspect he bowed to such an image. Therefore according to this strictnesse, if that were any appearance of idolatry to bow to the Law, the _Iewes_ would utterly abhorre it; and since they do it, it is an evident sign that it is none.