ðə hjˈuːmɐnˌɪsts hæd ɡɹˈeɪt kˈɑːnfɪdəns ɪnðə mˈaɪnd ænd sˌoʊ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ðɪs wʌz dˈʌn θɹuː ɐ kəndʒˈɛktʃɚɹəl nˈɑːlɪdʒ ʌv æntˈɪkwᵻɾi.
The humanists had great confidence in the mind and so originally this was done through a conjectural knowledge of antiquity.