John Cosin's Private Devotions for the Hours of Prayer

A review of John Cosin's "A Collection of Private Devotions for the Hours of Prayer." The work was first published in 1627. It was reprinted in 1867 by James Parker & Co. in London. The volume I review here is a Kessinger's Legacy Reprint of the 1867 edition (ISBN 97811652900310).

The volume is a glued hardback, about 9.25 x 6.25 x 11/16 inches in dimensions. The font is roughly 9.5 points in height. This edition uses modern characters.

Cosin's "Private Devotions" is said to have been produced at the request of King Charles I, for the use of his queen's maids of honor.

The volume includes overviews of the Apostles' Creed, The Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Commandments. The heart of the book is a series of private devotions for use at the four hours of prayer (the First Hour, the Third Hour, the Sixth Hour, and the Ninth Hour) and Compline. The collects for the year are included, as well as prayers for receiving the Eucharist, for the King and Queen, for Ember weeks, for the sick, and for sundry purposes.

Video Contents

00:00 Introduction
01:55 A brief biography
03:32 Durham and its cathedral
04:03 The table of contents
06:01 The preface
08:23 Why saints days?
09:11 The Apostles Creed, The Lord's Prayer, and The Ten Commandments
12:24 Short prayers to be memorized
13:28 The Hours of Prayer
17:24 Miscellaneous
18:04 Prayers related to the Eucharist
19:40 Prayers for the King and Queen
19:50 Ember Weeks
20:08 Other prayers
21:56 The end