text_original: 7. Religious liberty was little meddled with as yet. Polytheism is naturally a tolerant and elastic creed, and a niche might be found for almost any deity Reiigiom in the Pantheon of the Roman ruler. Atheism liberty, itself was safe, for the state religion was a matter of forms and observances rather than of thought.
text_transcription: SEVEN RELIGIOUS LIBERTY WAS LITTLE MEDDLED WITH AS YET POLYTHEISM IS NATURALLY A TOLERANT AND ELASTIC CREED AND A NICHE MIGHT BE FOUND FOR ALMOST ANY DEITY IN THE PANTHEON OF THE ROMAN RULER ATHEISM ITSELF WAS SAFE FOR THE STATE RELIGION WAS A MATTER OF FORMS AND OBSERVANCES RATHER THAN OF THOUGHT
phonemes: sˈɛvən. ɹᵻlˈɪdʒəs lˈɪbɚɾi wʌz lˈɪɾəl mˈɛdəld wɪð æz jˈɛt. pˈɑːlɪθˌiːɪzəm ɪz nˈætʃɚɹəli ɐ tˈɑːlɚɹənt ænd ᵻlˈæstɪk kɹˈiːd, ænd ɐ nˈɪtʃ mˌaɪt biː fˈaʊnd fɔːɹ ˈɔːlmoʊst ˌɛni dˈiːəti ɹˌiːˈɪɪdʒɪəm ɪnðə pˈænθɪən ʌvðə ɹˈoʊmən ɹˈuːlɚ. ˈeɪθɪˌɪzəm lˈɪbɚɾi, ɪtsˈɛlf wʌz sˈeɪf, fɚðə stˈeɪt ɹᵻlˈɪdʒən wʌzɐ mˈæɾɚɹ ʌv fˈɔːɹmz ænd əbzˈɜːvənsᵻz ɹˈæðɚ ðɐn ʌv θˈɔːt.