["< sod > many years later, [ [ edward stillingfleet ] ]'s'' irenicon'' led him to decide correctly that [ [ holy orders ] ] could just be valid when conferred by a [ [ presbyter ] ] church rather than as a bishop. nevertheless, some believe that wesley was secretly consecrated a bishop in 1763 by [ [ erasmus of arcadia ] ], <! - - < eod > < sod > many years later, [ [ john edward stillingfleet ] ]'s'' irenicon'' led him to decide that [ [ ordination ] ] ( and [ [ holy orders ] ] ) could be valid when formally performed by a [ [ reverend presbyter ] ] rather than a bishop. nevertheless, some believe that wesley was indeed secretly consecrated a bishop in 1763 by [ [ sir erasmus... of arcadia ] ], <! - - < eod >"]