The "Losungen" or passwords originally consisted of a verse of the Bible (followed by a stanza of a hymn) selected for each day by Count N.L. Zinzendorf, and at first circulated among the members of the congregation at the daily visits made by one of the brethren, later given out at the nightly gatherings of the Moravians. From 1731 they were published in print. The present collection comprises the "Losungen" selected by Zinzendorf and published each year under various titles. It includes a fragment of the "Losungen" for the year 1729 (v. 1, prel. leaves 20-28). After Zinzendorf's death the "Losungen" were drawn by members of the supervising board from a selection of 2000 verses of the O.T., the "lehrtexte" were chosen from the N.T. each to be followed by a stanza of a hymn.
"Der Lehr-Texte der Brüder-Gemeine und insonderheit der Kinder aus den Briefen Pauli an die Gemeinen aus den Heiden zweyte Auflage, zum Gebrauch des Jahrs 1764. ..."--p. [61-108], with separate title page (Evans 9528). With an errata note, p. [108], correcting an error in Die taglichen Loosungen.
"Register, wie die täglichen Loosungen der Brüder-Gemeine von 1764, für das Jahr 1766 zu gebrauchen wird."--p. [47-60]. These pages were evidently printed later (in 1765?) and inserted
"Die täglichen Loosungen der Brüder-Gemeine fü̈r das Jahr 1767, Barby, bey Heinrich Detlef Ebers, 1766."
"Der Lehr-Texte der Brüder-Gemeine und insonderheit der Kinder fur das Jahr 1767, bey Heinrich Detlef Ebers, 1766."
"Die täglichen Loosungen der Brüder-Gemeine für das Jahr 1768, Barby, bey Heinrich Detlef Ebers, 1767."
"Der Lehr-Texte der Brüder-Gemeine und insonderheit der Kinder für das Jahr 1768, bey Heinrich Detlef Ebers, 1767."
On bottom edges of pages in ink: Jun IV 1764-1768.
