text_original: The difficulty in the way of the downright religious persecutors was, of course, much increased by the fact that the Dissenters and Nonconformists declared themselves devoted to the Protestant faith, and insisted that not they but the members of the State Church were straying from true Protestant doctrine.
text_transcription: THE DIFFICULTY IN THE WAY OF THE DOWNRIGHT RELIGIOUS PERSECUTORS WAS OF COURSE MUCH INCREASED BY THE FACT THAT THE DISSENTERS AND NONCONFORMISTS DECLARED THEMSELVES DEVOTED TO THE PROTESTANT FAITH AND INSISTED THAT NOT THEY BUT THE MEMBERS OF THE STATE CHURCH WERE STRAYING FROM TRUE PROTESTANT DOCTRINE
phonemes: ðə dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti ɪnðə wˈeɪ ʌvðə dˈaʊnɹaɪt ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs pˈɜːsɪkjˌuːɾɚz wʌz, ʌv kˈɔːɹs, mˈʌtʃ ɪŋkɹˈiːst baɪ ðə fˈækt ðætðə dɪsˈɛntɚz ænd nˌɑːŋkənfˈɔːɹmɪsts dᵻklˈɛɹd ðɛmsˈɛlvz dɪvˈoʊɾᵻd tə ðə pɹˈɑːɾɪstənt fˈeɪθ, ænd ɪnsˈɪstᵻd ðæt nˌɑːt ðeɪ bˌʌt ðə mˈɛmbɚz ʌvðə stˈeɪt tʃˈɜːtʃ wɜː stɹˈeɪɪŋ fɹʌm tɹˈuː pɹˈɑːɾɪstənt dˈɑːktɹɪn.