text_original: As I was not under any apprehensions of death, I could not help smiling at the chaplain's inquisitive remonstrance, which I told him savoured more of the Roman than of the Protestant church, in recommending auricular confession; a thing, in my opinion, not at all necessary to salvation, and which, for that reason, I declined.
text_transcription: AS I WAS NOT UNDER ANY APPREHENSIONS OF DEATH I COULD NOT HELP SMILING AT THE CHAPLAIN'S INQUISITIVE REMONSTRANCE WHICH I TOLD HIM SAVOURED MORE OF THE ROMAN THAN OF THE PROTESTANT CHURCH IN RECOMMENDING AURICULAR CONFESSION A THING IN MY OPINION NOT AT ALL NECESSARY TO SALVATION AND WHICH FOR THAT REASON I DECLINED
phonemes: æz aɪ wʌz nˌɑːt ˌʌndɚɹ ˌɛni ˌæpɹihˈɛnʃənz ʌv dˈɛθ, aɪ kʊd nˌɑːt hˈɛlp smˈaɪlɪŋ æt ðə tʃˈæplɪnz ɪŋkwˈɪzᵻtˌɪv ɹˈɛmɑːnstɹəns, wˌɪtʃ aɪ tˈoʊld hˌɪm sˈeɪvɚd mˈɔːɹ ʌvðə ɹˈoʊmən ðɐn ʌvðə pɹˈɑːɾɪstənt tʃˈɜːtʃ, ɪn ɹˌɛkəmˈɛndɪŋ ɔːɹˈɪkjʊlɚ kənfˈɛʃən; ɐ θˈɪŋ, ɪn maɪ əpˈɪniən, nˌɑːt æɾ ˈɔːl nˈɛsᵻsɚɹi tə sælvˈeɪʃən, ænd wˈɪtʃ, fɔːɹ ðæt ɹˈiːzən, aɪ dᵻklˈaɪnd.