text_original: That evening, when we were saying the shorter cat  echism, the question, "What are the decrees of God?" came to me, and after repeating the answer, I asked father to explain it — not that I needed any explana  tion, but that William might be enlightened; for I was anxious about his soul, on account of his skepti  cism.
text_transcription: THAT EVENING WHEN WE WERE SAYING THE SHORTER CATECHISM THE QUESTION WHAT ARE THE DECREES OF GOD CAME TO ME AND AFTER REPEATING THE ANSWER I ASKED FATHER TO EXPLAIN IT NOT THAT I NEEDED ANY EXPLANATION BUT THAT WILLIAM MIGHT BE ENLIGHTENED FOR I WAS ANXIOUS ABOUT HIS SOUL ON ACCOUNT OF HIS SCEPTICISM
phonemes: ðæt ˈiːvnɪŋ, wˌɛn wiː wɜː sˈeɪɪŋ ðə ʃˈɔːɹɾɚ kˈæt ˈɛtʃɪzəm, ðə kwˈɛstʃən, "wˌʌt ɑːɹ ðə dᵻkɹˈiːz ʌv ɡˈɑːd?" kˈeɪm tə mˌiː, ænd ˈæftɚ ɹᵻpˈiːɾɪŋ ðɪ ˈænsɚ, aɪ ˈæskt fˈɑːðɚ tʊ ɛksplˈeɪn ɪt — nˌɑːt ðæt aɪ nˈiːdᵻd ˌɛni ɛksplˈɑːnə tɪˈɑːn, bˌʌt ðæt wˈɪljəm mˌaɪt biː ɛnlˈaɪʔn̩d; fɔːɹ aɪ wʌz ˈæŋʃəs ɐbˌaʊt hɪz sˈoʊl, ˌɔn ɐkˈaʊnt ʌv hɪz skˈɛpti sˈɪzəm.