text_original: The ground occupied by them was the one I had abandoned, i. e., the ground made by the Covenanters when the Constitution first appeared. They pro  nounced it " a covenant with death and an agreement with hell," and would not vote or hold office under it ; would not take an oath to support it.
text_transcription: THE GROUND OCCUPIED BY THEM WAS THE ONE I HAD ABANDONED THAT IS THE GROUND MADE BY THE COVENANTERS WHEN THE CONSTITUTION FIRST APPEARED THEY PRONOUNCED IT A COVENANT WITH DEATH AND AN AGREEMENT WITH HELL AND WOULD NOT VOTE OR HOLD OFFICE UNDER IT WOULD NOT TAKE AN OATH TO SUPPORT IT
phonemes: ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd baɪ ðˌɛm wʌzðə wˈʌn aɪ hæd ɐbˈændənd, ˈaɪ. ˈiː., ðə ɡɹˈaʊnd mˌeɪd baɪ ðə kˈʌvənəntɚz wɛn ðə kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən fˈɜːst ɐpˈɪɹd. ðeɪ pɹˈoʊ nˈaʊnst ɪt " ɐ kˈʌvɛnənt wɪð dˈɛθ ænd ɐn ɐɡɹˈiːmənt wɪð hˈɛl," ænd wʊd nˌɑːt vˈoʊt ɔːɹ hˈoʊld ˈɑːfɪs ˈʌndɚɹ ɪt ; wʊd nˌɑːt tˈeɪk ɐn ˈoʊθ tə səpˈɔːɹt ɪt.