text_original: Wlien he stepped outside the pale of Church practice it was only to do what he believed ought to have been the work of the Church itself, but which the Church did not then care to attempt, and which, as he felt con  vinced, could not afford to wait for the indefinite time when the Church might have the spirit, the energy, and the resources needed for such an undertaking. Wesley was a thorough despot; as much of a despot as Peter the Great or Napoleon.
text_transcription: WHEN HE STEPPED OUTSIDE THE PALE OF CHURCH PRACTICE IT WAS ONLY TO DO WHAT HE BELIEVED OUGHT TO HAVE BEEN THE WORK OF THE CHURCH ITSELF BUT WHICH THE CHURCH DID NOT THEN CARE TO ATTEMPT AND WHICH AS HE FELT CONVINCED COULD NOT AFFORD TO WAIT FOR THE INDEFINITE TIME WHEN THE CHURCH MIGHT HAVE THE SPIRIT THE ENERGY AND THE RESOURCES NEEDED FOR SUCH AN UNDERTAKING WESLEY WAS A THOROUGH DESPOT AS MUCH OF A DESPOT AS PETER THE GREAT OR NAPOLEON
phonemes: dˈʌbəljˌuːlˈiːn hiː stˈɛpt aʊtsˈaɪd ðə pˈeɪl ʌv tʃˈɜːtʃ pɹˈæktɪs ɪt wʌz ˈoʊnli tə dˈuː wʌt hiː bᵻlˈiːvd ˈɔːt tə hɐvbɪn ðə wˈɜːk ʌvðə tʃˈɜːtʃ ɪtsˈɛlf, bˌʌt wˌɪtʃ ðə tʃˈɜːtʃ dɪdnˌɑːt ðˈɛn kˈɛɹ tʊ ɐtˈɛmpt, ænd wˈɪtʃ, æz hiː fˈɛlt kˈɑːn vˈɪnst, kʊd nˌɑːt ɐfˈɔːɹd tə wˈeɪt fɚðɪ ɪndˈɛfɪnət tˈaɪm wɛn ðə tʃˈɜːtʃ mˌaɪthɐv ðə spˈɪɹɪt, ðɪ ˈɛnɚdʒi, ænd ðə ɹᵻsˈɔːɹsᵻz nˈiːdᵻd fɔːɹ sˈʌtʃ ɐn ˌʌndɚtˈeɪkɪŋ. wˈɛsli wʌzɐ θˈʌɹoʊ dˈɛspɑːt; æz mˈʌtʃ əvə dˈɛspɑːt æz pˈiːɾɚ ðə ɡɹˈeɪt ɔːɹ nɐpˈoʊlɪən.