text_original: There was much that was hard, much that was fierce, in the doctrine and the discipline of Methodism, but that time was not one in which gentler teachings could much prevail. Men and women had to be startled into a sense of the need of their spiritual regenera  tion.
text_transcription: THERE WAS MUCH THAT WAS HARD MUCH THAT WAS FIERCE IN THE DOCTRINE AND THE DISCIPLINE OF METHODISM BUT THAT TIME WAS NOT ONE IN WHICH GENTLER TEACHINGS COULD MUCH PREVAIL MEN AND WOMEN HAD TO BE STARTLED INTO A SENSE OF THE NEED OF THEIR SPIRITUAL REGENERATION
phonemes: ðɛɹwˌʌz mˈʌtʃ ðæt wʌz hˈɑːɹd, mˈʌtʃ ðæt wʌz fˈɪɹs, ɪnðə dˈɑːktɹɪn ænd ðə dˈɪsɪplˌɪn ʌv mˈɛθoʊdˌɪzəm, bˌʌt ðæt tˈaɪm wʌz nˌɑːt wˈʌn ɪnwˌɪtʃ dʒˈɛntlɚ tˈiːtʃɪŋz kʊd mˈʌtʃ pɹɪvˈeɪl. mˈɛn ænd wˈɪmɪn hædtə biː stˈɑːɹɾəld ˌɪntʊ ɐ sˈɛns ʌvðə nˈiːd ʌv ðɛɹ spˈɪɹɪtʃˌuːəl ɹiːdʒˈɛnɚɹə tɪˈɑːn.