Definition of "foregoing"

we may conclude, from the foregoing reasonings, that, as certain unity is requisite in all productions, it cannot be wanting in history more than in any other;

1748, David Hume, Enquiry concerning Human Understanding., Section 3. § 14

Striking confirmation of the foregoing points comes in a letter from a Swindon reader, who writes " […] ."

1951 March, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 187