text_original: Elsewhere he philosophically observes that, however, they had their use, "not only teaching the great truths of scripture to men who could not read the Bible, but in abolishing the barbarous attachment to military games and the bloody contentions of the tournament, which had so long prevailed as the sole species of popular amusement.
text_transcription: ELSEWHERE HE PHILOSOPHICALLY OBSERVED THAT HOWEVER THEY HAD THEIR USE NOT ONLY TEACHING THE GREAT TRUTH OF SCRIPTURE TO MEN WHO COULD NOT READ THE BIBLE BUT IN ABOLISHING THE BARBAROUS ATTACHMENT TO MILITARY GAMES AND THE BLOODY CONTENTIONS OF THE TOURNAMENT WHICH HAD SO LONG PREVAILED AS THE SOLE SPECIES OF POPULAR AMUSEMENT
phonemes: ˈɛlswɛɹ hiː fˌɪləsˈɑːfɪkli əbzˈɜːvz ðˈæt, haʊˈɛvɚ, ðeɪ hæd ðɛɹ jˈuːs, "nˌɑːt ˈoʊnli tˈiːtʃɪŋ ðə ɡɹˈeɪt tɹˈuːθs ʌv skɹˈɪptʃɚ tə mˈɛn hˌuː kʊd nˌɑːt ɹˈiːd ðə bˈaɪbəl, bˌʌt ɪn ɐbˈɑːlɪʃɪŋ ðə bˈɑːɹbɚɹəs ɐtˈætʃmənt tə mˈɪlətˌɛɹi ɡˈeɪmz ænd ðə blˈʌdi kəntˈɛnʃənz ʌvðə tˈʊɹnəmənt, wˌɪtʃ hæd sˌoʊ lˈɔŋ pɹɪvˈeɪld æz ðə sˈoʊl spˈiːsiːz ʌv pˈɑːpjʊlɚɹ ɐmjˈuːzmənt.