In the sixth, _whatsoever is offered up in prayers, thanksgivings, and sacrifices, must in its kind be the best and most betokening honour_; namely, _prayers_ must not be rash, or light, or vulgar, but beautiful, and well composed. For though it were absurd in the heathen to worship God in an image, yet was it not against reason to use poetry and music in their churches. Also _oblations must be clean, and presents sumptuous_; and such as are significative either of submission or gratitude, or commemorative of benefits received. For all these proceed from a desire of honouring. In the seventh, _that God must be worshipped not privately only, but openly and publicly in the sight of all men_; because that worship is so much more acceptable, by how much it begets honour and esteem in others; as hath been declared before in art. 13. Unless others therefore see it, that which is most pleasing in our worship vanisheth. In the last place, _that we use our best endeavour to keep the laws of nature_. For the undervaluing of our master’s command, exceeds all other affronts whatsoever; as on the other side, obedience is more acceptable than all other sacrifices. And these are principally the natural laws concerning the worship of God; those, I mean, which reason dictates to every man. But to whole cities, every one whereof is one person, the same natural reason further commands an _uniformity of public worship_. For the actions done by particular persons, according to their private reasons, are not the city’s actions; and therefore not the city’s worship. But what is done by the city, is understood to be done by the command of him or them who have the sovereignty; wherefore also together with the consent of all the subjects, that is to say, _uniformly_. [Sidenote: In the natural kingdom of God, the city may appoint what worship it pleaseth.]