Anthony Bliss was a clergyman of the Church of England, and the vicar of Portsmouth. 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. He was ordained in 1722 and was the Vicar of Portsmouth from 1724 until his death in 1738. As a theologian, he wrote against Thomas Chubb's idea that reason alone is sufficient in theology. His books included