The Puritans of London consider themselves righteous and worthy before God because of their “pure” way of life. They consider other human beings who are not in their order vile, impure, and incapable of the true love of God, even though a message of Christianity states that all are children of God. An example of this contempt and superiority is when a Puritan does the statement to the Dog-Woman: "'Cleanliness is next to divinity,'" obviously noting her lack of wealth and access to sanitary products; to this she replies: "'God looks at the heart, not at the dress of a poor woman'... but there was no stopping his little sermon, which he delivered with his eyes turned back piously like those of a rabbit" (Winterson 15). The Dog Woman reveals to the audience that she is a sinner in her mind, but still believes that everyone has the ability to be saved by God if they truly desire it. This particular event which emphasizes cleanliness and purity, as well as the Dog Woman's claim that Preacher Scroggs "makes love to [his wife] through a hole in the sheet... 'for fear of lust'" (Winterson 22), strongly contradicts the actions that take place in the brothel. Because of the importance of faithfulness and abstinence from lust, the preacher Scroggs and the neighbor Firebrace commit acts of homosexuality with each other. Because of the emphasis on cleanliness, they are creative with the bodily fluids of others in their sexual acts. Because of the importance of being faithful to God and having familial love with their fellow men, they burn down the Dog Woman's house in the name of Jesus and Oliver Cromwell. In an act of justice for herself and the king's death, the Dog Woman proposes her own means of execution for Preacher Scroggs and Neighbor Firebrace, breaking off their relationship and applying her own method of normalization.