tertia est causa vel maxuma, exinde scribere tibi cur supersederim, quod immane suspicio dictandi istud in vobis tropologicum genus ac figuratum limatisque plurifariam verbis eminentissimum, quod vestra quam sumpsimus epistula ostendit: licet olim, praedicationes tuas, nunc repentinas, nunc, ratio cum poposcisset, elucubratas, raucus plosor audierim, tunc praecipue, cum in Lugdunensis ecclesiae dedicatae festis hebdomadalibus collegarum sacrosanctorum rogatu exorareris, ut perorares.
The third reason, why I have forborne to write to you immediately, is one of the highest importance: I have a boundless admiration for that style of yours rich in tropes and figures and distinguished by the varied elegance of its vocabulary, as shown in the letter of yours which I have taken as an example'although long ago I applauded until I was hoarse, when I listened to your preaching sometimes extempore, sometimes, when occasion required, carefully prepared, especially at the weeks festival at the dedication of the church at Lyon, when, asked by reverend colleagues, you were entreated to make an address.
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