text_original: Wherefore, if ye shall meet with some things XXIV THE PREFACE. which have more of sharpness, and less of certainty than they ought to have, since they are not so much spoken for the maintenance of parties as the establishment of peace, and by one whose just grief for the present calamities of his country may very charitably be allowed some liberty ; it is his only request to ye, Readers, ye will deign to re  ceive them with an equal mind.
text_transcription: WHEREFORE IF YE SHALL MEET WITH SOME THINGS WHICH HAVE MORE OF SHARPNESS AND LESS OF CERTAINTY THAN THEY OUGHT TO HAVE SINCE THEY ARE NOT SO MUCH SPOKEN FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF PARTIES AS THE ESTABLISHMENT OF PEACE AND BY ONE WHOSE JUST GRIEF FOR THE PRESENT CALAMITIES OF HIS COUNTRY MAY VERY CHARITABLY BE ALLOWED SOME LIBERTY IT IS HIS ONLY REQUEST TO YE READERS YE WILL DEIGN TO RECEIVE THEM WITH AN EQUAL MIND
phonemes: wˈɛɹfɔːɹ, ɪf jiː ʃˌæl mˈiːt wɪð sˌʌm θˈɪŋz ɹˌoʊmən twˈɛnti fˈɔːɹ ðə pɹˈɛfəs. wˌɪtʃ hæv mˈɔːɹ ʌv ʃˈɑːɹpnəs, ænd lˈɛs ʌv sˈɜːtənti ðɐn ðeɪ ˈɔːt tə hˈæv, sˈɪns ðeɪ ɑːɹ nˌɑːt sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ spˈoʊkən fɚðə mˈeɪntənəns ʌv pˈɑːɹɾiz æz ðɪ ɪstˈæblɪʃmənt ʌv pˈiːs, ænd baɪ wˈʌn hˌuːz dʒˈʌst ɡɹˈiːf fɚðə pɹˈɛzənt kɐlˈæmᵻɾiz ʌv hɪz kˈʌntɹi mˈeɪ vˈɛɹi tʃˈæɹɪɾəbli biː ɐlˈaʊd sˌʌm lˈɪbɚɾi ; ɪɾ ɪz hɪz ˈoʊnli ɹᵻkwˈɛst tə jˈiː, ɹˈiːdɚz, jiː wɪl dˈeɪn tə ɹˌiː sˈiːv ðˌɛm wɪð ɐn ˈiːkwəl mˈaɪnd.