Answer:
Stipendium peccati mors est.
Ha!
Stipendium, &c.
The reward of sin is death: that’s hard.
[Reads.]
Si peccasse negamus, fallimur, et nulla est in nobis veritas;
If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and
there is no truth in us. Why, then, belike we must sin, and
so consequently die:
Ay, we must die an everlasting death.
What are the discrepancies (differences) between the Bible passage and Faustus' understanding? What does Faustus seem to be missing in his self-knowledge? What are some dangers that might come with misinterpreting scripture? Please explain fully how Faustus' reasoning is incorrect.
Explanation:
