text_original: They teach that it is sufficient to confess to God, and that God alone has the right to excommunicate." Splendid and difficult saying ! Often enough must the innocent and persecuted Vaudois have laid this precept, in sore extremity, to heart, — " God alone has the right to excommunicate." *'And," proceeds De Belleville, ''they believe not in prayers for the dead, since for them pur  gatory is only in this life."
text_transcription: THEY TEACH THAT IT IS SUFFICIENT TO CONFESS TO GOD AND THAT GOD ALONE HAS THE RIGHT TO EXCOMMUNICATE SPLENDID AND DIFFICULT SAYING OFTEN ENOUGH MUST THE INNOCENT AND PERSECUTED VAUDOIS HAVE LAID THIS PRECEPT IN SORE EXTREMITY TO HEART GOD ALONE HAS THE RIGHT TO EXCOMMUNICATE AND PROCEEDS DE BELLEVILLE THEY BELIEVE NOT IN PRAYERS FOR THE DEAD SINCE FOR THEM PURGATORY IS ONLY IN THIS LIFE
phonemes: ðeɪ tˈiːtʃ ðˌɐɾɪt ɪz səfˈɪʃənt tə kənfˈɛs tə ɡˈɑːd, ænd ðæt ɡˈɑːd ɐlˈoʊn hɐz ðə ɹˈaɪt tʊ ɛkskəmjˈuːnᵻkˌeɪt." splˈɛndɪd ænd dˈɪfɪkəlt sˈeɪɪŋ ! ˈɔfən ɪnˈʌf mˈʌst ðɪ ˈɪnəsənt ænd pˈɜːsɪkjˌuːɾᵻd vˈɔːdwɑː hæv lˈeɪd ðɪs pɹˈiːsɛpt, ɪn sˈɔːɹ ɛkstɹˈɛmᵻɾi, tə hˈɑːɹt, — " ɡˈɑːd ɐlˈoʊn hɐz ðə ɹˈaɪt tʊ ɛkskəmjˈuːnᵻkˌeɪt." ˈæstɚɹˌɪsk ænd," pɹˈoʊsiːdz də bˈɛlvɪl, ðeɪ bᵻlˈiːv nˌɑːt ɪn pɹˈɛɹz fɚðə dˈɛd, sˈɪns fɔːɹ ðˌɛm pˈɜː ɡˈeɪɾɚɹi ɪz ˈoʊnli ɪn ðɪs lˈaɪf."