text_original: This question, however, was easily settled by the General Assembly of the Church. They left to the patron's nominee his stipend and his house, and took no further notice of him. They did not recognise him as one of their pastors, but he might have, if he would, the manse and the money which the civil courts had declared to be his.
text_transcription: THIS QUESTION HOWEVER WAS EASILY SETTLED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE CHURCH THEY LEFT TO THE PATRON'S NOMINEE HIS STIPEND AND HIS HOUSE AND TOOK NO FURTHER NOTICE OF HIM THEY DID NOT RECOGNIZE HIM AS ONE OF THEIR PASTORS BUT HE MIGHT HAVE IF HE WOULD THE MANSE AND THE MONEY WHICH THE CIVIL COURTS HAD DECLARED TO BE HIS
phonemes: ðɪs kwˈɛstʃən, haʊˈɛvɚ, wʌz ˈiːzili sˈɛɾəld baɪ ðə dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ɐsˈɛmbli ʌvðə tʃˈɜːtʃ. ðeɪ lˈɛft tə ðə pˈeɪtɹənz nˈɑːmɪnˌiː hɪz stˈaɪpənd ænd hɪz hˈaʊs, ænd tˈʊk nˈoʊ fˈɜːðɚ nˈoʊɾɪs ʌv hˌɪm. ðeɪ dɪdnˌɑːt ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪz hˌɪm æz wˈʌn ʌv ðɛɹ pˈæstɚz, bˌʌt hiː mˈaɪthɐv, ɪf hiː wˈʊd, ðə mˈæns ænd ðə mˈʌni wˌɪtʃ ðə sˈɪvəl kˈɔːɹts hæd dᵻklˈɛɹd təbi hˈɪz.