he shall passe through the sea] He will miraculously deliver his Church. He alludeth to the deliverance of the people out of Egypt, when the Angel smote the flouds and rivers. See Isaiah 11:15. the river shall drie up] Namely, Nils. the pride of Assyria shall be brought down] To wit, all the enemies represented by these two nations, Seleucidae and Lagidae, which had most oppressed the Church.