The Puritans had an understanding attitude toward a person’s human-nature their sexual relations, while also guiding and encouraging people to follow “God-given moral values.” The Puritans realized that no human being was capable of perfectly obeying God’s laws, so instead of severely punishing one for their offense after it was too late to prevent it, leaders developed ways to prevent a misdeed before it had a chance to happen. For example, many Puritan youth were urged to wed early as to reduce the time that an individual was expected to protect their virginity. Another way used to lessen the opportunity for sin, was to ensure that husbands and wives lived together and respected one another, in turn, prevent adultery. Laws made to guarantee