But since that time, other reasons have made me alter my opinion, and think that I truly ought to continue to write of all those things which I judg'd of any importance, according as I should discover the truth of them, and take the same care, as if I were to print them; as well that I might have so much the more occasion throughly to examine them; as without doubt, we always look more narrowly to what we offer to the publick view, then to what we compose onely for our own use: and oftentimes the same things which seemed true to me when I first conceived them, appear'd afterwards false to me, when I was committing them to paper: as also that I might lose no occasion of benefiting the Publick, if I were able, and that if my Writings were of any value, those to whose hands they should come after my death, might to make what use of them they think fit.
Baina, harrez gero, beste arrazoi batzuk aburuz aldatzera behartu ninduten eta pentsarazi zidaten garrantzizko neritzen gauza guztiak idazten jarraitu behar nuela-euren egia aurkitzen nuen neurrian-, eta inprimatu nahiko banitu ipiniko nukeen arreta beraz idatzi gainera. Bai eurak ondo aztertzeko aukera handiagoa izateko (zerbait askok ikusi behar dutela pentsatuz egiten bada, arreta handiagoz gauzatzen baita norberarentzat egiten dena baino, eta sarritan zerbait bururatzen hastean egiazkotzat jotzen nuena faltsu iruditzen zitzaidalako paperetan jartzerakoan) eta baita jendearentzat baliagarria izateko aukerarik ez galtzeko ere, horretarako gai naizen neurrian, eta, halaber, nire idazkiak nire heriotzaren ondoren jasoko dituztenek modurik egokienera erabili ahal izan ditzaten ere, eurek zerbait balioko balute.