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The Wesleyan Holiness Movement began out of the teachings of John Wesley, who held that Christ's atonement provided sufficient grace for the believer to live in this world continually loving God and neighbor unconditionally, although the believer's expressions of that love would not be perfect. Since its founding, different movements have been spawned and have interpreted Wesley's doctrine in their own way. The two volumes presented here represent the first installation of a three-part series that greatly expands upon Charles Jones's landmark 1974 work. This work focuses on the Wesleyan Holiness Movement, while the third and fourth volumes have the Keswick Movement and the Holiness Pentecost...
Rev. Benjamin Griffith (1688-1768) was born at Llanllwni, Caermarthanshire, South Wales, the son of John and Jane Griffith. He immigrated to America, ca. 1710, and settled first at Philadelphia. He married Sarah Miles at Philadelphia in 1720. They had seven children, 1721-1736. He became pastor of the Montgomery Baptist Church, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. He continued at pastor there until his death. His grandson, Benjamin Griffith (1772-1816) was born at Salem, New Jersey, the son of Rev. Abel Griffith (1724-1793) and his second wife, Rebecca Miles (d. 1779). Benjamin married Ann Morris, ca. 1799. They had at least five children, 1801-after 1813. Benjamin was a farmer in Chester County, Pennsylvania, where he died suddenly. After his death, his widow and children migrated west to Fayette County, Pennsylvania, then some further west. Descendants listed lived in Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Illinois and elsewhere.
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