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the Rev. W. Turner , Jun. , MA., Lives of the eminent Unitarians, John Taylor, (search)
brethren in other parts of England, from at least the commencement of the century. From the date of the Toleration Act, (about which time Dr. Collings, the ejected minister, died,) Mr. Taylor had been preceded by three ministers, besides the Rev. Peter Finch, to whom he became colleague and who had, singularly enough, been colleague to all three, his ministry having begun very soon after the Toleration Act. Mr. Finch survived, and continued for some time in cordial co-operation with his new asMr. Finch survived, and continued for some time in cordial co-operation with his new associate, about whose opinions there was, at least, no doubt; and the traces, therefore, are not perceptible of any material variations of opinion. In fact, Mr. Taylor's leading distinction from the greater portion of his brethren of that day consisted not so much in the freedom of his opinions, in which many went considerably beyond him, as in his plan of more explicit and open dealing with some of the important topics of religious investigation, instead of following the very prevalent examp