The thing is, however, that in their debate on the Sacraments, Hodge, though he differed in some serious ways with Calvin, still insisted that he was Calvin’s rightful heir, and that Nevin’s view was “somewhere in between Lutheranism and Romanism.” And he was manifestly and eggregiously wrong on this. But, in contrast, when it came to predestination, Nevin never made any pretense to an agreement with Calvin. He gladly admitted that he disagreed with Calvin on that point. So, the difference between them in my opinion is that, while Nevin was content to let Calvin be what he is and disagree with him honestly, Hodge just couldn’t accept the possibility that he diverged from Calvin in any substantial way.