Unbelief

And Jesus wondered because of their unbelief, and he went through the villages round about teaching.

And he coulde there ſhewe no myracles butt leyd his hondꝭ apon a feawe ſicke foolke ãd healed thẽ. And he merveyled at their vnbelefe.

On hands and knees he looked at the empty siding and up at the sunfilled sky with unbelief and despair.

Soon Spinoza was regarded as the standard-bearer for unbelief, even though pervading his carefully-worded writings there is a clear notion of a divine spirit inhabiting the world, and a profound sense of wonder and reverence for mystery.