is not actually willing to sin. His wife,
             who is "aptly named" Faith, relatively obviously represents both all that
             is good and pure about human relationships, and also represents the
             religion or faith into which he was born. So he must briefly leave his
             religion in order to entertain thoughts of evil, which is why he says to
             the devil that "Faith kept me back awhile." Likewise, it is thoughts of his
             faith that make him determined not to go far with the devil. He speaks of
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