And again: man’s unity in species is not the
same thing as the unity of soul and body in essence. For
man’s unity in species makes clear the absolute similarity
between all men, while the unity of soul and body in essence is an
insult to their very existence, and reduces them to nothingness:
for either the one must change into the essence of the other, or from
different things something different must be produced, and so both
would be changed, or if they keep to their own proper limits there must
be two natures. For, as regards the nature of essence the
corporeal is not the same as the incorporeal. Therefore, although
holding that man has one nature, not because the essential quality of
his soul and that of his body are the same, but because the individuals
included under the species are exactly the same, it is not necessary
for us to maintain that Christ also has one nature, for in this case
there is no species embracing many subsistences.