excellent

¶ Thou, O King, sawest, and behold a great image: this great image whose brightnesse was excelleut, stood before thee, and the forme thereof was terrible.

1611 marginal noteCald. wass seeing.

At the same time my reason returned vnto me, and for the glory of my kingdome, mine honour, and brightnes returned vnto me, and my counsellers, and my LORDs sought vnto me, and I was established in my kingdome, and excellent Maiestie was added vnto me.

Forasmuch as an excellent spirit and knowledge and vnderstanding, interpreting of dreames, and shewing of hard sentences, & dissoluing of doubts were found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Belteshazzar: now let Daniel be called, and he will shewe the interpretation.

1611 marginal noteOr, of an interpreter, &c.

1611 marginal noteOr, of a dissoluer.

1611 marginal noteCalde. knots.

I haue euen heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods is in thee, and that light, and vnderstanding, and excellent wisedome is found in thee.

Then this Daniel was preferred aboue the Presidents, and Princes, because an excellent spirit was in him, and the king thought to set him ouer the whole realme.

It seemed good to me also, hauing had perfect vnderstanding of things from the very first, to write vnto thee in order, most excellent Theophilus,

Claudius Lysias, vnto the most excellent Gouernour Felix, sendeth greeting.

And knowest his will, and approuest the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the Law,

1611 marginal noteOr, triest the things that differ.

But couet earnestly the best gifts: And yet shew I vnto you a more excellent way.

That ye may approue things that are excellent, that ye may be sincere, and without offence till the day of Christ.

1611 marginal noteOr, trie.

1611 marginal noteOr, differ.