text_original: Was mine a saving faith, or did I, like the devils, believe and tremble? I had been be  lieving as long as I could remember, but did not seem to grow in the image of God. The conflict lasted several days. Sleep left me. The heavens were iron and the earth brass. I turned to 36 Half a CENTUfiY. Erskine to learn the signs of saving faith, but found only reason to suspect self deception.
text_transcription: WAS MINE A SAVING FAITH OR DID I LIKE THE DEVILS BELIEVE AND TREMBLE I HAD BEEN BELIEVING AS LONG AS I COULD REMEMBER BUT DID NOT SEEM TO GROW IN THE IMAGE OF GOD THE CONFLICT LASTED SEVERAL DAYS SLEEP LEFT ME THE HEAVENS WERE IRON AND THE EARTH BRASS I TURNED TO HER SKIN TO LEARN THE SIGNS OF SAVING FAITH BUT FOUND ONLY REASON TO SUSPECT SELF DECEPTION
phonemes: wʌz mˈaɪn ɐ sˈeɪvɪŋ fˈeɪθ, ɔːɹ dˈɪd ˈaɪ, lˈaɪk ðə dˈɛvəlz, bᵻlˈiːv ænd tɹˈɛmbəl? aɪ hɐdbɪn biː lˈiːvɪŋ æz lˈɔŋ æz aɪ kʊd ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚ, bˌʌt dɪdnˌɑːt sˈiːm tə ɡɹˈoʊ ɪnðɪ ˈɪmɪdʒ ʌv ɡˈɑːd. ðə kˈɑːnflɪkt lˈæstᵻd sˈɛvɹəl dˈeɪz. slˈiːp lˈɛft mˌiː. ðə hˈɛvənz wɜːɹ ˈaɪɚn ænd ðɪ ˈɜːθ bɹˈæs. aɪ tˈɜːnd tə θˈɜːɾi sˈɪks hˈæf ɐ sˈɛnt jˈuːfi wˈaɪ. ˈɜːskaɪn tə lˈɜːn ðə sˈaɪnz ʌv sˈeɪvɪŋ fˈeɪθ, bˌʌt fˈaʊnd ˈoʊnli ɹˈiːzən tə səspˈɛkt sˈɛlf dᵻsˈɛpʃən.