John Trapp on Hebrews 11:3

Verſe 3. Through faith we understand] It is the nature of faith to believe God upon his bare word, and that againſt ſenſe in things inviſible, and againſt reaſon in things incredible. Senſe corrects imagination, reaſon corrects ſenſe, but faith corrects both. Aufer argumenta ubi fides quaeritur. Verba philoſophorum excludit ſimplex veritas piſcatorum, ſaith Ambroſe. I believe, and that's enough; though I cannot prove principles and fundamentals of faith.

That the worlds were framed] Gr. [non-Latin text not transcribed] A[illegible: 2 letters]abrè ſacta. Were neatly made up.

By the word of God] By that one word of his Fiat, let it be ſo and ſo. By the way take notice, that faith here deſcribed is taken in a large ſenſe, as it hath not the promiſes only, but the whole Word of God for it's object. Look how the Iſraelites with the ſame eyes and viſive faculty wherewith they beheld the ſands and mountains, did look upon the brazen ſerpent alſo; but were cured by faſtening upon that alone; ſo by the ſame faith whereby we are juſtified, we underſtand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, and believe all other truths revealed; and yet faith as it juſtifieth looks upon Chriſt alone, not knowing any thing here, but Chriſt, and him crucified, as is well obſerved by a learned Divine.

Were not made of things, &c.] Of any praeexiſtent matter, as Plato held. See my Notes on Gen. 1.1.