text_original: After four years of merely nominal existence the Act was formally repealed, and it is mentioned here chiefly for the purpose of illustrating the strange lack of political principle in Bolingbroke's character which allowed him, for the mere sake of some supposed temporary advantage, to play the part of a rehgious fanatic, and to sanction and even to stimulate an act of religious persecution fitted only to be the work of the stupidest bigotry.
text_transcription: AFTER FOUR YEARS OF MERELY NOMINAL EXISTENCE THE ACT WAS FORMALLY REPEALED AND IT IS MENTIONED HERE CHIEFLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF ILLUSTRATING THE STRANGE LACK OF POLITICAL PRINCIPLE IN BOLINGBROOK'S CHARACTER WHICH ALLOWED HIM FOR THE MERE SAKE OF SOME SUPPOSED TEMPORARY ADVANTAGE TO PLAY THE PART OF A RELIGIOUS FANATIC AND TO SANCTION AND EVEN TO STIMULATE AN ACT OF RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION FITTED ONLY TO BE THE WORK OF THE STUPIDEST BIGOTRY
phonemes: ˈæftɚ fˈɔːɹ jˈɪɹz ʌv mˈɪɹli nˈɑːmɪnəl ɛɡzˈɪstəns ðɪ ˈækt wʌz fˈɔːɹməli ɹᵻpˈiːld, ænd ɪɾ ɪz mˈɛnʃənd hˈɪɹ tʃˈiːfli fɚðə pˈɜːpəs ʌv ˈɪləstɹˌeɪɾɪŋ ðə stɹˈeɪndʒ lˈæk ʌv pəlˈɪɾɪkəl pɹˈɪnsɪpəl ɪn bˈoʊlɪŋbɹˌoʊkz kˈæɹɪktɚ wˌɪtʃ ɐlˈaʊd hˌɪm, fɚðə mˈɪɹ sˈeɪk ʌv sˌʌm səpˈoʊzd tˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ, tə plˈeɪ ðə pˈɑːɹt əvɚ ɹᵻhdʒəs fɐnˈæɾɪk, ænd tə sˈæŋkʃən ænd ˈiːvən tə stˈɪmjʊlˌeɪt ɐn ˈækt ʌv ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs pˌɜːsɪkjˈuːʃən fˈɪɾᵻd ˈoʊnli təbi ðə wˈɜːk ʌvðə stˈuːpɪdɪst bˈɪɡətɹi.