Taylor, Isaac (1)

a Dissenting minister, known as "Taylor of Ongar," was born in London in 1759, and was for a time a successful engraver in that city. He removed to Lavenham, Suffolk, in 1786. He was minister of an Independent Church at Colchester, Essex, 1796-1810, and of another at Ongar, Essex, from 1811 until his death, Dec. 11, 1829. Besides other works, he published, Book of Martyrs for the Young (12mo): Bunyan Explained to a Child (2 vols. 12mo): — Child's Life of Christ (12mo): — Self-cultivation Recommended (12mo; Boston, 1820, 12mo): — The Glory of Zion: — and other single Sermons. For a fuller list of publications, see Allibone, Dict. of Brit. and Amer. Authors, s.v.