text_original: The Covenanters, before it was adopted, denounced it as a " Covenant with death and an agreement with hell." I had long ago become familiar with the arguments on that side, and I concluded they were fallacious, and could not go back to them even for a welcome into the abolition ranks.
text_transcription: THE COVENANTERS BEFORE IT WAS ADOPTED DENOUNCED IT AS A COVENANT WITH DEATH AND AN AGREEMENT WITH HELL I HAD LONG AGO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH THE ARGUMENTS ON THAT SIDE AND I CONCLUDED THAT THEY WERE FALLACIOUS AND COULD NOT GO BACK TO THEM EVEN FOR A WELCOME INTO THE ABOLITION RANKS
phonemes: ðə kˈʌvənəntɚz, bᵻfˌɔːɹ ɪt wʌz ɐdˈɑːptᵻd, dᵻnˈaʊnst ɪɾ æz ˈeɪ " kˈʌvɛnənt wɪð dˈɛθ ænd ɐn ɐɡɹˈiːmənt wɪð hˈɛl." aɪ hæd lˈɔŋ ɐɡˈoʊ bɪkˌʌm fəmˈɪlɪɹ wɪððɪ ˈɑːɹɡjuːmənts ˌɔn ðæt sˈaɪd, ænd aɪ kəŋklˈuːdᵻd ðeɪ wɜː fælˈeɪʃəs, ænd kʊd nˌɑːt ɡˌoʊ bˈæk tə ðˌɛm ˈiːvən fɚɹə wˈɛlkʌm ˌɪntʊ ðɪ ˌæbəlˈɪʃən ɹˈæŋks.