text_original: It was a step in advance of all Rotha had made yet. It was _the_ step, which introduces a sinner into the pathway of a Christian; before which that path is not entered, however much it may be looked at and thought desirable.
text_transcription: IT WAS A STEP IN ADVANCE OF ALL ROTHA HAD MADE YET IT WAS THE STEP WHICH INTRODUCES A SINNER INTO THE PATHWAY OF A CHRISTIAN BEFORE WHICH THAT PATH IS NOT ENTERED HOWEVER MUCH IT MAY BE LOOKED AT AND THOUGHT DESIRABLE
phonemes: ɪt wʌzɐ stˈɛp ɪn ɐdvˈæns ʌv ˈɔːl ɹˈɑːθə hæd mˌeɪd jˈɛt. ɪt wʌzðə stˈɛp, wˌɪtʃ ˌɪntɹədˈuːsᵻz ɐ sˈɪnɚɹ ˌɪntʊ ðə pˈæθweɪ əvə kɹˈɪstʃən; bᵻfˌɔːɹ wˌɪtʃ ðæt pˈæθ ɪz nˌɑːt ˈɛntɚd, haʊˈɛvɚ mˈʌtʃ ɪt mˈeɪ biː lˈʊkt æt ænd θˈɔːt dɪzˈaɪɚɹəbəl.