text_original: He made no doubt, there were such Creatures as Witches; for the Scriptures affirmed it; and the Wisdom of all Nations had provided Laws against such persons. He pray'd the God of Heaven to direct their Hearts in the weighty thing they had in hand; for, _To Condemn the Innocent, and let the Guilty go free, were both an Abomination to the Lord.
text_transcription: HE MADE NO DOUBT THERE WERE SUCH CREATURES AS WITCHES FOR THE SCRIPTURES AFFIRMED IT AND THE WISDOM OF ALL NATIONS HAD PROVIDED LAWS AGAINST SUCH PERSONS HE PRAYED THE GOD OF HEAVEN TO DIRECT THEIR HEARTS IN THE WEIGHTY THING THEY HAD IN HAND FOR TO CONDEMN THE INNOCENT AND LET THE GUILTY GO FREE WERE BOTH AN ABOMINATION TO THE LORD
phonemes: hiː mˌeɪd nˈoʊ dˈaʊt, ðɛɹwˌɜː sˈʌtʃ kɹˈiːtʃɚz æz wˈɪtʃᵻz; fɚðə skɹˈɪptʃɚz ɐfˈɜːmd ɪt; ænd ðə wˈɪzdəm ʌv ˈɔːl nˈeɪʃənz hæd pɹəvˈaɪdᵻd lˈɔːz ɐɡˈɛnst sˈʌtʃ pˈɜːsənz. hiː pɹˈeɪd ðə ɡˈɑːd ʌv hˈɛvən tə dᵻɹˈɛkt ðɛɹ hˈɑːɹts ɪnðə wˈeɪɾi θˈɪŋ ðeɪ hæd ɪn hˈænd; fɔːɹ, tə kəndˈɛm ðɪ ˈɪnəsənt, ænd lˈɛt ðə ɡˈɪlti ɡˌoʊ fɹˈiː, wɜː bˈoʊθ ɐn ɐbˌɑːmᵻnˈeɪʃən tə ðə lˈɔːɹd.