John Trapp on Zephaniah 3:16

Verſe 16. Feare thou not] why ſhouldeſt thou whileſt the king of Iſrael is in the middeſt of thee? Be of good cheer ſaid Caeſar to the ferriman in a ſtorm, thou canſt not miſcarry: Caeſarem enim fers & fortunam Caeſaris, ſo long as Caeſar is in the ſame bottome with thee. May not the church much more gather comfort, having God in her company; and ſo many of his ſervants to fay to her, Feare thou not? True faith quelleth and killeth diſtruſtfull feare: but awfull dread it breedeth, feedeth, foſtereth and cheriſheth.

and to Zion, let not thine hands be ſlack] Remolleſcant. Let not thy feares weaken, but rather waken thy diligence in well-doing: lift up the hands which hang down, and the feeble knees Heb. 12.12. Up and be active: pluck up your good hearts, and buckle cloſe to your buſineſſe: your task is long, your time ſhort, your maſter urgent, you wages unconceiveable. It troubled a martyr at the ſtake, that he ſhould then go to a place where he ſhould ever be receiving wages, and do no more work. Up therefore and be doing. Be not ſlothfull, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promiſes Heb. 6.12.Hippoc. Aphoriſ. Spontaneae laſſitudines morbos loquuntur, faithleſſneſſe argueth a diſeaſed ſoule.