IwouldherewillinglyhaveproceededtoexhibitthewholechainoftruthswhichIdeducedfromtheseprimarybutaswithaviewtothisitwouldhavebeennecessarynowtotreatofmanyquestionsindisputeamongtheearned, withwhomIdonotwishtobeembroiled, Ibelievethatitwillbebetterformetorefrainfromthisexposition, andonlymentioningeneralwhatthesetruthsare, , andtoacceptastruenothingthatdidnotappeartomemoreclearandcertainthanthedemonstrationsofthegeometershadformerlyappeared; andyetIventuretostatethatnotonlyhaveIfoundmeanstosatisfymyselfinashorttimeonalltheprincipaldifficultieswhichareusuallytreatedofinphilosophy, butIhavealsoobservedcertainlawsestablishedinnaturebyGodinsuchamanner, andofwhichhehasimpressedonourmindssuchnotions, thatafterwehavereflectedsufficientlyuponthese, wecannotdoubtthattheyareaccuratelyobservedinallthatexistsortakesplaceintheworldandfarther, byconsideringtheconcatenationoftheselaws, itappearstomethatIhavediscoveredmanytruthsmoreusefulandmoreimportantthanallIhadbeforelearned, orevenhadexpectedtolearn.
