Whoever the truth of God—to whom all sovereignty, majesty, and power belong—and the commandments of men come in competition together, we must say, as the apostle said, “We ought rather to obey God than man.” And when this is done, it must not be called disobedience to superiors; but it is obedience to them, because it is obedience to God, who is above them. And if we be put to suffering for this, then we suffer for Christ and his truth; and therefore the apostle says to servants if they suffer any thing of their masters innocently and patiently, they suffer it for Christ. So that if men’s commandments be contrary to God, we must submit ourselves patiently to God, and suffer rather than obey them.—Alex. Henderson (1638).