Английская Википедия:Anthony Bliss

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Anthony Bliss was a clergyman of the Church of England, and the vicar of Portsmouth.Шаблон:Deism sidebar Bliss was a member of Worcester College, Oxford and was awarded the degrees of B.A. in 1719, M.A. in 1722, and D.D. in 1733.[1] He was ordained in 1722 and was the Vicar of Portsmouth from 1724 until his death in 1738.[2] As a theologian, he wrote against Thomas Chubb's idea that reason alone is sufficient in theology.[3] [4][5]

His books included

  • A Sermon Preach'd in the Parish-church of Portsmouth, on Saturday January XXX. 1725[6]
  • A Letter in Vindication of God's Prescience of Contingencies against the Objections of Mr. Fancourt, in His Late Essay on Liberty, Grace, and Prescience (1730):[7] a reply to Samuel Fancourt's Essay on Liberty, Grace, and Prescience
  • Observations on Mr. Chubb's Discourse Concerning Reason (1731):[8] a reply to Thomas Chubb's Discourse Concerning Reason
  • Remarks on the plea, and the defence of the plea, for human reason (1733):[9] a reply to John Jackson's A Plea for Humane Reason and A Defense of the Plea for Human Reason: Being a Reply to a Book Entitled, A Plea for Divine Retribution
  • Calumny and Defamation Displayed: or, a Brief essay on a new theological question, viz. Whether charity be a damning heresy? In a letter to the Reverend Mr. Du-Gard of Fareham in Hampshire (1735):[10] William Du-Gard responded with Calumny and Defamation Retorted: Or, Some Brief Animadversions Upon an Erroneous and Dangerous Position, Lately advanced and defended from the Press[11][12]

Bliss' son, also named Anthony Bliss, was a member of Queen's College, Oxford and was awarded the degree of B.A. in 1751.[13] He was the Vicar of Meriden and the incumbent of Castle Bromwich, both in the County of Warwick. On his death in 1815 his estate passed to James Kittermaster.

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