is (as one observes) the greatest Improvement of Hu|mane Wisdom, Application and Industry.Whether this be the Wisdom intended by Solomon in the Sentence before us, I will not dispute; for whether it was by any subtle Stratagem of War, now seasonably devised, or wise Treaty with this powerful King, that occasion'd his Raising the Siege; or whether it was by his Piety, Faith and Prayers,—we are left at uncer|tainty. But that this poor wise Deliverer of the City, was a good Man, and in this Sense wise, seems intima|ted by the last clause in the Verse, where he stands op|pos'd to a Sinner,— But one Sinner destroyeth much good.— Therefore I may without any just exception, I think, take in the Consideration of these two Senses of the Word.And as to this first, tho' a Lecture upon it might seem more natural from a Field-Officer, or Military Man, accomplish'd to lay down the Rules of Prudence for himself and Fellow-Officers and Soldiers, and altho' this may be termed Humane Prudence, — yet it is not so aliene to the Sacred Oracles, as that a Minister of Christ should be wholly a Stranger to it; seeing that the Cap|tain of our Salvation, who has travelled in the greatness of his Strength, through a Field of Blood, who is now at the Head of his Church Militant, has been pleased to leave in his Word such Instructions as are adapted to give Prudence and Wisdom to Men in all Capacities and Conditions, not only to Men in the Sacred Order, but also Civil and Military, from the King on the Throne to the lowest Officer and Centinel; and it being the Duty of his Ambassadors, as they are call'd, to make application of particular Rules to Men in their several Capacities, and to endeavour to give to every one their portion, in Season;— Therefore I hope the following hints will be well accepted on this Occasion.1. Martial Wisdom will teach Men to fix upon right Ends in their Military Exercises and Enterprizes. Sol|diers 0