Calvinsim: All are Hoi Polloi before the Holy One

"The Reformation stressed the fallibility of men and institutions; Calvinism in particular made clear that no class of men or organizations, neither church or state, were exempt from sin.  To trust in men and institutions was tantamount to distrusting God and His Word.  Even though the Calvinists tended to be well educated and scholarly, even into the 18th century, Calvinism was regarded as a faith unfit for gentlemen because it placed them on the same level as common people.  For Calvinists, to insist on trusting the Church was a denial of their heritage."

        -- R.J. Rushdoony, excerpt from his article "The Biblical Doctrine of Submission"
                                       Chalcedon magazine, May 2002