text_original: Which kind of doctrine, excepting what relates to Christian religion, the most ancient sages did judge fittest to be delivered to posterity, either curiously adorned with verse, or clouded with al  legories, as a most beautiful and hallowed mystery X THE PREFACE ^^^^^H of royal authority ; lest by the disputations of pn  vate men it might be defiled.
text_transcription: WHICH KIND OF DOCTRINE EXCEPTING WHAT RELATES TO CHRISTIAN RELIGION THE MOST ANCIENT SAGES DID JUDGE FITTEST TO BE DELIVERED TO POSTERITY EITHER CURIOUSLY ADORNED WITH VERSE OR CLOUDED WITH ALLEGORIES AS A MOST BEAUTIFUL AND HALLOWED MYSTERY OF ROYAL AUTHORITY LEST BY THE DISPUTATIONS OF PRIVATE MEN IT MIGHT BE DEFILED
phonemes: wˌɪtʃ kˈaɪnd ʌv dˈɑːktɹɪn, ɛksˈɛptɪŋ wʌt ɹᵻlˈeɪts tə kɹˈɪstʃən ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən, ðə mˈoʊst ˈeɪntʃənt sˈeɪdʒᵻz dˈɪd dʒˈʌdʒ fˈɪɾɪst təbi dᵻlˈɪvɚd tə pɑːstˈɛɹᵻɾi, ˈiːðɚ kjˈʊɹɹiəsli ɐdˈɔːɹnd wɪð vˈɜːs, ɔːɹ klˈaʊdᵻd wɪð ˈæl lˈɛɡɚɹiz, æz ɐ mˈoʊst bjˈuːɾifəl ænd hˈæloʊd mˈɪstɚɹi ˈɛks ðə pɹˈɛfəs ˈeɪtʃ ʌv ɹˈɔɪəl ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾi ; lˈɛst baɪ ðə dɪspjuːtˈeɪʃənz ʌv pˌiːˈɛn vˈeɪt mˈɛn ɪt mˌaɪt biː dᵻfˈaɪld.