Quarto. xiii, [3], 63, [4], 74-131, [4], 132-192pp. Title in red and black. With three engraved plates. Recent calf-backed marbled boards, paper label with title in manuscript to upper board. Very minor shelf-wear. Title browned, scattered spotting.

The first edition of Church of Scotland minister John Ogilvie's (1732-1813) blank verse theodicy, justifying God's plan in the natural order, the lateness of the Christian revelation, and the apparent injustices of human life.