A Cure for the Cankering Error of the New Eutychians - Thomas Monck / Full Christian Audio Book

01 00:00:00 The Preface<br />
02 00:24:11 Of the Divine Essence.<br />
03 00:38:01 Of the Holy Trinity.<br />
04 00:52:07 Concerning Christ our Mediator.<br />
05 00:58:16 Questions and Answers about God.<br />
06 01:05:09 Questions and Answers about the Trinity.<br />
07 01:19:14 Questions and Answers about Christ.<br />
08 01:43:30 Containing Questions & Answers about the Union of Natures in Christ.<br />
09 02:26:49 Containing a brief Repetition of the present Discourse concerning the glorious Trinity and Person of Christ.<br />
10 02:37:22 Containing an Answer to several Objections.<br />
11 02:50:50 Containing the use of the whole Treatise.<br />
12 02:52:29 Duties which follow this Faith<br />
13 03:07:22 Instructions and Consolations which follow this Faith<br />
14 03:43:39 Duties <br />
15 04:09:28 The Authors apology to his friends, giving them some reasons why he did not print the other part of the manuscript with this<br />
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A Cure for the Cankering Error of the New Eutychians - Thomas Monck / Full Christian Audio Book<br />
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A cure for the cankering error of the new Eutychians who (concerning the truth) have erred saying that our blessed Mediator did not take his flesh of the Virgin Mary, neither was he made of the seed of David according to the flesh; and thereby have overthrown the faith of some. By Thomas Monck.<br />
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John 17:3<br />
This is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast sent.<br />
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2 Peter 3:17<br />
Beware, lest ye also being led away with the error of the wicked, fall from your own steadfastness<br />
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Thomas Monck grew up in seventeenth-century Buckinghamshire, England in the midst of religious and political turmoil. Those who did not conform to the Church of England’s (or Anglican) faith and practices were subject to imprisonment, fines, search and seizure of property, and general harassment. Monck’s hometown certainly “drank deep of the cup of persecution” [1]. Whereas most magistrates were content to imprison, fine, and seize the property of the non-conformists, those in this county went so far as to attempt to “take away their lives” [2].<br />
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Monck’s father, with eleven other General Baptists was arrested for non-conformity to the Anglican Church [3]. After refusing to capitulate, the group was sentenced to execution, only to be saved by a pardon from King Charles I, procured by young Monck. Despite the intense persecution, Monck was not deterred.<br />
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He soon became a leader in his local church and eventually became the area Messenger. Messengers were ordained by individual congregations to plant new churches, fill in for imprisoned or absent pastors in the area, and help settle doctrinal disputes. Though they did not have command over anyone, a Messenger’s counsel was not to be disregarded lightly. Due to the nature of their work, the English General Baptists were extremely selective about who they chose to fill the position of Messenger. While Monck continued to work his farm, he proved to be a wonderful Messenger who took his responsibility seriously.<br />
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Matthew Caffyn and Heterodox Christology<br />
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One of a Messenger’s duties was to combat heresy wherever it was found, even if amongst one’s own ranks. This was the case with the Matthew Caffyn (1628-1714) affair.<br />
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Caffyn was a popular General Baptist pastor during the seventeenth-century who was friendly with Monck. Although his teachings were initially orthodox, Caffyn’s Christology began to elicit concern by the 1660s. The farmer and Messenger Monck stood for biblical integrity at all costs, and raised the alarm against his fellow minister’s heterodox teachings. He is a worthy example for us.<br />
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On several occasions Monck accused Caffyn of heterodoxy before the General Assembly (similar to the National Association of Free Will Baptists), but each time with no result. At each meeting Caffyn denied the accusations, or else dodged the question altogether. Eventually he claimed that he was simply unsure about Christ’s nature.<br />
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Time and again the national body determined that though Caffyn’s teachings were unorthodox, he did not need to be disciplined. This may have been due to his popularity among the assembly, but Caffyn’s subtlety and dishonesty also played a part. Eventually, a contingent including Monck separated themselves from the General Assembly, and formed the General Association