Sentence:  That other class of <WSD>wiseacres</WSD> who twist prophecy in such a manner as to make it promise the destruction and desolation of the same city, use judgement just as bad, since the city is in a very flourishing condition now, unhappily for them. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  One who feigns knowledge or cleverness; one who is wisecracking; an insolent upstart.