lˈɪŋkən dˈɪd bᵻlˈiːv ɪn ɐn ˈɔːlpˈaʊɚfəl ɡˈɑːd ðæt ʃˈeɪpt ᵻvˈɛnts ænd baɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv wʌz ɛkspɹˈɛsɪŋ ðæt bᵻlˈiːf ɪn mˈeɪdʒɚ spˈiːtʃᵻz.
Lincoln did believe in an all-powerful God that shaped events and by 1865 was expressing that belief in major speeches.