text_original: He and his little band of associates, whose numbers swell  ied at one time up to twenty five, but afterwards dropped down to five, imposed on themselves rules of discipline almost as harsh as those of a monastery of the Trappist order. They fasted every Wednesday and Friday, and they made it a duty to visit the prisons and hospitals. Wesley's father, who was growing old, was very anxious that his son should succeed him in the rectory of Epworth. John would not hear of it.
text_transcription: HE AND HIS LITTLE BAND OF ASSOCIATES WHOSE NUMBERS SWELLED AT ONE TIME UP TO TWENTY FIVE BUT AFTERWARDS DROPPED DOWN TO FIVE IMPOSED ON THEMSELVES RULES OF DISCIPLINE ALMOST AS HARSH AS THOSE OF A MONASTERY OF THE TRAPPIST ORDER THEY FASTED EVERY WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY AND THEY MADE IT A DUTY TO VISIT THE PRISONS AND HOSPITALS WESLEY'S FATHER WHO WAS GROWING OLD WAS VERY ANXIOUS THAT HIS SON SHOULD SUCCEED HIM IN THE RECTORY OF UPWORTH JOHN WOULD NOT HEAR OF IT
phonemes: hiː ænd hɪz lˈɪɾəl bˈænd ʌv ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪts, hˌuːz nˈʌmbɚz swˈɛl wˈaɪd æt wˈʌn tˈaɪm ˌʌp tə twˈɛnti fˈaɪv, bˌʌt ˈæftɚwɚdz dɹˈɑːpt dˌaʊn tə fˈaɪv, ɪmpˈoʊzd ˌɔn ðɛmsˈɛlvz ɹˈuːlz ʌv dˈɪsɪplˌɪn ˈɔːlmoʊst æz hˈɑːɹʃ æz ðoʊz əvə mˈɑːnɐstɚɹi ʌvðə tɹˈæpɪst ˈɔːɹdɚ. ðeɪ fˈæstᵻd ˈɛvɹi wˈɛnzdeɪ ænd fɹˈaɪdeɪ, ænd ðeɪ mˌeɪd ɪɾ ɐ dˈuːɾi tə vˈɪzɪt ðə pɹˈɪzənz ænd hˈɑːspɪɾəlz. wˈɛsliz fˈɑːðɚ, hˌuː wʌz ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ ˈoʊld, wʌz vˈɛɹi ˈæŋʃəs ðæt hɪz sˈʌn ʃˌʊd səksˈiːd hˌɪm ɪnðə ɹˈɛktɚɹi ʌv ˈɛpwɜːθ. dʒˈɑːn wʊd nˌɑːt hˈɪɹ ʌv ɪt.